Security of people should not be isolated from right to territorial integrity, says Nagorno-Karabakh official

14:05 • 17.11.18

Tert.am has interviewed David Babayan, the spokesperson of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) president, over the possible impact of a political-military pact between the two Armenian republics.

According to him, the deal, proposed by Vitaly Balasanyan, the secretary of Nagorno-Karabakh’s National Security Council, may cause lots controversies and questions, giving ground to vast speculations.

“Perhaps, the availability of such a document would make certain political objectives really achievable, but even under the conditions of its absence, I don’t think the cooperation between the two Armenian states is on a low level today. Therefore, it's not the mere presence or absence of a formal deal that should affect the cooperation in essence. Besides, that kind of agreement - if ever needed at all - should depend on a specific situation, etc. We have to do all our best to leave aside the emotional aspect and focus more on the potential global reaction. We have to think very carefully about possible scenarios amid the numerous problems we are facing today,” he said, adding that the country isn’t absolutely against the proposed deal or future partnership with Armenia.

Appreciating the current high level of cooperation, Babayan said he expects all future pacts to aim at fostering army building and defense. “It is a well-known fact that the Republic of Armenia is the security guarantor of Artsakh. We do not, by and large, make any distinction between the people and state, or territories. That’s the underlying idea behind Armenia’s national security doctrine,” the spokesperson added.